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Chapter 10: The Uncertain Future

After standing there and watching Langjie walk out of his sight thoughtfully, Qiao Yu turned around and went home.

"Why did you take so long? Did you send Teacher Lan back to school?" As soon as the door opened, Qiao Xi's lazy voice reached Qiao Yu's ears.

Qiao Yu glanced at the opened red wine in Qiao Xi's hand, frowned slightly, and said, "Drink less. The teacher just said that drinking too much is harmful to the body."

Qiao Xi, who was half leaning on the sofa, didn't say anything. She just raised her other hand pitifully and pointed at her temple.

Qiao Yu had nothing to say.

He also checked online and found that there is currently no good treatment for neurovascular headaches, but vasodilation after drinking can indeed effectively relieve the symptoms.

Of course, whether it is really a headache or not, only Qiao Xi herself knows.

After all, the other person is his mother, his own child.

"That math teacher is very cute." Qiao Xi commented.

"That's good, and he should still be single." Qiao Yu sat down on the other side of the sofa and made a comment.

"Oh? How do you know he is still single?" Qiao Xi was obviously interested and asked with a gossipy look on her face.

"He said that I won a national scholarship for participating in the Mathematical Olympiad, and he would give me all his prize money. In addition, today in the office, he gave me a hundred dollars to help me solve a problem. A man with a family to support would definitely not dare to say such things or do such things."

Qiao Yu shrugged and said with certainty.

After saying that, he glanced at Qiao Xi and said, "But it's a pity, he's such a good guy. This kind of person is too easy to suffer. He's not suitable for you. Otherwise, I'll go to school and let him take care of you."

"Pfft, pfft, what do you mean, Qiao Yu? I'm not worthy of a nice guy, right?"

"You deserve anyone, but it's tiring to live with a teacher who is too responsible."

"Let's talk about something else." Qiao Xi rolled her eyes, then asked curiously, "Are you really good at math?"

Qiao Yu thought about what Lan Jie had just said, and said uncertainly, "That should be the case. Teacher Lan takes me very seriously and doesn't seem to be faking it. He also said that the two questions I solved today were variations of the original questions from previous international competitions, but I really didn't find them that difficult."

"It means that you are good at solving problems. That's good. Our Qiao family also has a problem solver." Qiao Xi blinked, sighed happily, then raised the wine bottle and took two sips.

Qiao Yu, who was sitting next to him, was obviously a little confused. This seemed a little different from the life he had planned for himself.

"So you are serious about supporting me to participate in that competition, right?"

"Of course, Qiao Yu, if you study more, maybe you will become successful in the future. That teacher said you can go to universities like Huaqing or Yanbei! If you become a big shot in the future, it will be easier to make money, right?"

"First of all, going to Huaqing or Yanbei is just a possibility. Secondly, even if you really go to these two universities, it doesn't necessarily mean you will become a big shot. Last time, the news said that there were graduates from Yanbei selling pork."

Qiao Yu retorted casually.

"So he is still popular. There are so many people selling pork in the country, but he is the only one who can make the news, which shows that it is useful to be admitted to Yanbei University. I just checked on the Internet, and students from Yanbei University can make a lot of money as tutors.

The wealthy families in Beijing only rely on the reputation of famous universities. Even if you graduate from Yanbei University and then become a game anchor, it will be more eye-catching than other anchors, right?

And you just said that Teacher Lan is a good person. Do you still doubt the path that this kind of person chooses for you? "Qiao Xi said a few words without caring about it, which was very effective and completely left Qiao Yu speechless.

In the debate between mother and son, the mother finally won a round.

Of course he could continue to argue if he wanted to, but Qiao Yu was not one to do so. He was simply using his extremely poor life experience to discuss another possibility of life with another mother who also had limited life experience.

So Qiao Yu just sighed and said, "Mathematics is really difficult. You can see it by looking at the book Introduction to Riemannian Geometry in my room. Metrics, connections, curvature tensors, and Gauss-Bonnet theorem... I really don't know how those mathematicians came up with them."

In response to Qiao Yu's complaint, Qiao Xi just raised his head, took another sip of wine, and then shrugged helplessly.

There was no way. She only knew a little bit of math, but not much. She said casually, "I know. It's reasonable to be difficult! If it's as easy as learning English, then why can't you be directly admitted to Huaqing or Yanbei if you are good at English and can translate subtitles, right?"

If Lang Jie was still here, he would probably look at Qiao Xi differently. After all, this analysis is indeed very logical. The entire human mathematical system is based on logical reasoning, and mathematics teachers naturally attach more importance to logic.

Unfortunately, these days there are fewer and fewer women who can get to the heart of the matter so easily through logical analysis.

Qiao Yu did not argue, but looked at Qiao Xi and asked, "How much money do you have?"

"Total 70,000 or 80,000 yuan."

After the words fell, Qiao Xi hesitated for a moment, pursed her lips, and said seriously: "We can save some money. Don't buy such good wine, and don't order takeout every day. I can also learn to cook for myself."

Qiao Yu shook his head, sighed, and said, "You're starting to learn how to cook now? Forget it. I still have more than 30,000 yuan here, which is enough for half a year if I save a little. The good guy said that if I can win a gold medal in the national competition this year, the school will also reward me with 100,000 yuan.

There are also some rewards for entering the national team, but I think those are just empty promises, just like those people in the studio. I will try to participate in this competition first to see if I can easily win a national gold medal. "

Qiao Xi's mouth curved into a nice arc, and said, "You just said that Teacher Lan is a good person, and now you say that he is just like those people in the studio, so you also know that you are not good at judging people, right?"

After hearing this, Qiao Yu suddenly felt a little sad. How great would it be if people's hearts were transparent? Black and red could be seen clearly at a glance. Then his dear mother probably wouldn't become like this.

But he would never admit defeat: "I am more accurate than you. If you had been a little more accurate when chasing your platoon, we wouldn't have to rely on each other for survival."

"Little friend Qiao Yu, I have to remind you that if it weren't for you, I would be a wealthy lady now!"

"Okay, okay, you win." Qiao Yu sighed in his heart. There was no other way. After all, there were too many weaknesses when arguing with his own mother.

"Then it's decided. Starting tomorrow you should study hard. Participate in that math competition. Try to get into Yanbei University. If your grandfather finds out, he will be so happy that he will jump for joy."

Qiao Yu nodded seriously and said, "When you notify him, remember to press the coffin lid down first."

Qiao Xi ignored Qiao Yu's mouth, just looked up at the big wall clock in the living room, which was two years older than Qiao Yu, and said faintly: "Let me tell you something, Keke didn't go to the evening self-study class today."

"Dong dong dong..."

The next moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Aunt Qiao, I'm here to accompany you!"

(End of this chapter)